Basin faucet and trimmings.



N0. 638,6". Pat ented Dec. 5, I899.

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BASIN FAUCET AND TRIMMINGS.

(Application filed Oct. 13, 1889.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES TOTHAM, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE PECK BROS. & COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

BASIN FAUCET AND TRIMMINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 638,611, dated December 5, 1899.

Application filed October 13, 1899. Serial No. '733A78. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES TOTHAM, of New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, haveinventeda new Improvement in Basin Faucets and Trimmings; and I do hereby declare the following,when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the IO same,and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in

Figure 1,a face view, partially in section, of a basin-cock having its base constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a sec;

I5 tional view of the supplemental base detached Fig. 3, a side view of the base proper; Fig. 4, a sectional view on the line a b of Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a side View illustrating my invention as applied to the operating-handle of a basin-plug.

This invention relates to an improvement in basin faucets and trimmings-that is, the water-faucets and the handle by which the waste-pipe plugis operatedand while termed basin faucets and trimmings it will be understood that they are equally applicable for trimmings of bath-tubs, and by the term basin-trimmings, therefore, I wish to be understood as including faucets and trimmings for all purposes.

In the usual construction of basin-trimmings the base is formed integral with a short portion or stem of the waterway or means by which the device is secured to the-basin, and

this base rests upon the basin-slab. In cleaning the trimmings, however, the cleaning material collects around the edge of the base, and this collection of dirt is augmented by the soap and water which from time to time naturally gather on the slab, and it is difflcut to properly keep the edge of the base clean.

The object of this invention is to provide the trimmings with a supplemental or shelllike base adapted to set over the base proper and which may be lifted to permit the slab to be cleaned beneath the shell; and it consists in the construction as hereinafter described, and particularly recited in the claims.

As in the usual construction, the base A is formed integral with the upper portion of the waterway B and is adapted to be clamped to the basin-slab or bath-tub. The base has a tubular extension C, forming a continuation of the waterway and through which the water is discharged through the faucet. The upper end of the tubular extension C is internally threaded for the reception of the valve portion D of a faucet, which may be of any approved construction and which will not be herein shown and described in detail, except that the lower portion of the valve is formed with a neck E, corresponding in external diameter to the external diameter of the tubular extension C, and so as to practically form a continuation thereof. This base A is formed on opposite sides with ribs F, extending outwardly from the base A nearly to the top of the tubular extension C. Over the base and surrounding the tubular extension C, I place a supplemental base or shell G, 7a which may be formed from metal, porcelain, or other suitable material, according to the design of the trimmings. This shell is formed in its lower face with a recess H, adapting it to set over the base A and rest upon the basinslab, and on opposite sides it is formed with grooves or channels I, permitting it to pass over the ribs F and by which it is held against rotation. The opening in the upper end of shell corresponds in diameter to the upper end of the tubular extension C and the neck E of the valve and so as to closely fit thereon and form a practically tightjoint when in its normal position.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings I have shown my invention as applied to the operating-handle of the waste-pipe plug, in which the invention is applied in exactly the same way, the upper member D being formed with a neck E, over which the supplemental base or shell 0 G extends and so as to inclose the base proper and rest upon the slab. As before stated, the trimmings are applied in the usual manner and need not necessarily differ in ap pearance from trimmings of ordinary con-" struction; but when it is desired to clean the slab the shell G may be raised and the slab beneath the under face thereof readily wiped, when the shell is again lowered to rest upon the slab, thus permitting the slab around the too trimmings to be easily and freely cleaned.

In addition to the sanitary advantages of this construction it permits of forming the shell or supplemental base from porcelain or other vitreous material and so that a variety of designs may be furnished and supplied at the pleasure of the purchaser.

As before stated, this invention is applicable to various styles of trimmings for basins and bath-tubs, and I therefore do not wish to be understood as limiting the invention to the precise form shown, as the design of the base corresponds to the design and style of the trimmings.

' Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described improvement in basin-trimmings,consistingofasupplemental shell adapted to set over the base of the trimmings, and so as to inclose the same, and vertically movable thereon, substantially as described.

2. The herein-described improvement in basin-trimmings, consisting of a base having a tubular extension, an upper member provided with a neck forming a continuation of said extension, and a supplemental shell adapted to set over and inclose the said base, and vertically movable thereon, substantially as described. I

3. The hereindescribed improvement in basin-trimmings, consisting of a base having a tubular extension, an upper member formed at its lower end with a neck, and a shell adapt ed to set over the base and inclose the same, the upper end of the shell surrounding said neck and vertically movable, substantially as described.

4. The herein -described improvement in basin-trimmings, consisting of a -base formed with an upward extension and radial ribs on opposite sides thereof, and a shell adapted to set over said base and inclose the same, and formed with internal grooves adapted to set over the said ribs, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES TOTHAM.

Witnesses:

FRED. O. EARLE, LILLIAN D. KELsEY. 

